Showing posts with label Edward Enninful. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Edward Enninful. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Stark Contrast

Steven Meisel shoots some of modellings most compelling faces for W Magazine's September issue. A cast of supers, current tops and faces of tomorrow make up the cast of chameleons assembled for the editorial entitled "Transformers". Linda Evangelista, Raquel Zimmerman, Karen Elson, Jamie Bochert, Jessica Stam, Aymeline Valade, Fei Fei Sun, Guinevere Van Seenus and Candice Huffine pose for a duo of portraits, first as they see themselves and then as their alter egos. The results are magnificent with each model undergoing a dramatic transformation thanks to the creative genius of Meisel and stylist Edward Enninful. The September issue of W marks Enninful's first full issue as the magazine's fashion and style editor, and if this is an indication of things to come I will be anticipating each issue with abated breath.




Linda Evangelista




Linda Evangelista




Raquel Zimmerman




Raquel Zimmerman




Karen Elson




Jessica Stam




Jessica Stam




Aymeline Valade




Aymeline Valade




Candice Huffine




Fei Fei Sun




Fei Fei Sun




Guinevere Van Seenus




Jamie Bochert




Jamie Bochert
W Magazine - September 2011
Photographer - Steven Meisel
Source - models.com

Friday, April 1, 2011

Soul Mates

Besties Jourdan Dunn and Karlie Kloss appear on the cover of I-D Magazine's Exhibitionist issue and are the subject of a high glam editorial lensed by Kayt Jones and styled by Edward Enninful. The accompanying feature article chronicles the pair's blossoming friendship from their initial encounter at the Fall/Winter 2008 Prada show to their bonding at a shoot for Top Shop and to their current status as two of the fashion industry's most sought after models.

Dunn and Kloss are birthday twins, sharing the same birth date of August 3rd, with Dunn being two years older than Kloss. The pair refer to one another as Jour Jour and Kar, whilst friends call them both Jourlie. When quizzed as to the best qualities about each other, Kloss says "Jour makes seriously kick-ass fried chicken. It's life changing...And she's the best friend anyone could ask for. I have found my best friend, sister and soul mate by the age of eighteen. I don't know anyone in the world so lucky." Dunn adds that "Karlie is such a beautiful person inside and out. We're more than friends, we're family. Karlie's the sister I never had. It's hard finding someone you can be around and trust with your life and Karlie's that person."

The close bond shared by Dunn and Kloss is evident in the images below, with neither model attempting to overshadow the other. Rather, the pair photograph beautifully together and compliment one another's  individual and distinct beauty. Perhaps Dunn and Kloss herald a return to a model type in the ilk of Naomi, Linda and Christy, who's camaraderie and charisma transcended their visceral beauty.





Above images courtesy of the fashionspot.com

i-D Magazine - April 2011
Photographer - Kayt Jones

i-D Magazine - April 2011
Photographer - Kayt Jones

i-D Magazine - April 2011
Photographer - Kayt Jones

i-D Magazine - April 2011
Photographer - Kayt Jones

i-D Magazine - April 2011
Photographer - Kayt Jones


Friday, February 4, 2011

In Fine Company

Vogue Italia assembles a cast of the fashion industry's leading top black models for an astonishingly beautiful editorial in the February 2011 issue. Shot by Emma Summerton and styled by Edward Enninful, the editorial entitled "Black Allure", plays host to a bevy of beauties including veteran models Chanel Iman, Jourdan Dunn, Arlenis Sosa, Aminata Niaria, and Sessilee Lopez, alongside newcomers; Rose Cordero, Joan Smalls, Melodie Monrose, Lais Ribeiro and Ajak Deng. The hair, make-up, styling and fashions by Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, and Givenchy amongst others, allow the models to fully embody the feeling of sheer elegance and sophistication captured by Summerton.


Chanel Iman, Joan Smalls & Jourdan Dunn
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Joan Smalls
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Lais Ribeiro & Arlenis Sosa
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Jourdan Dunn
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Melodie Monrose
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Sessilee Lopez, Ajak Deng & Aminata Niaria
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Chanel Iman
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Ajak Deng
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Sessilee Lopez, Aminata Niaria, Jourdan
Dunn & Chanel Iman
Vogue Italia - February 2011

Jourdan Dunn, Sessilee Lopez, Ajak Deng, Lais RIbeiro,
Rose Cordero, Melodie Monrose, Arlenis Sosa,
Aminata Niaria & Chanel Iman
Vogue Italia - February 2011
Photographer - Emma Summerton